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AL-2004.05 -- Malicious Software Report - W32/Netsky.b
Date: 19 February 2004
References: ESB-2004.0162

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                        AL-2004.05 -- AUSCERT ALERT
                 Malicious Software Report - W32/Netsky.b
                        UNIRAS (UK Govt CERT) ALERT
                             19 February 2004
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        AusCERT Alert Summary
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Publisher:              UNIRAS (UK Govt CERT)
Operating System:       Windows
Impact:                 Access Privileged Data
                        Reduced Security
Access Required:        Remote

AusCERT has become aware of a new mass-mailer worm named W32/Netsky-B
(also know as Moodown.B). The worm arrives in email messages with varying
subjects and spoofed From: addresses. The worm also copies itself to
folders containing the words "Share" or "Sharing", but still requires
manual execution for infection.

AusCERT recommends upgrading all anti-virus software to use the latest
definition files as soon as they become available. See the anti-virus
vendor links for more information, removal instructions and tools:

http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=38332
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/netsky_b.shtml
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32netskyb.html
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.netsky.b@mm.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_NETSKY.B

Users should remain aware of the danger of opening unsolicited email
attachments.

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      UNIRAS (UK Govt CERT) ALERT - 06/04 dated 18.02.04  Time: 14:35  
 UNIRAS is part of NISCC (National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre)
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Malicious Software Report - W32/Netsky.b
AKA Worm.Moodown.B, W32/Netsky.B, Moodown.B.  

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Reports are coming in of a new worm known as W32/Netsky.b.  This worm is spreading
rapidly.

W32/Netsky-B is a worm that spreads by email and Windows network shares. 
W32/Netsky-B copies itself into the Windows folder as services.exe. 

In order to run automatically when Windows starts up W32/Netsky-B creates the following registry entry: 

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
service= "C:\\WINDOWS\\services.exe -serv" 

W32/Netsky-B searches all mapped drives for files with the following extensions in order to find email adresses: MSG, OFT, SHT, DBX, TBB, ADB, DOC, WAB, ASP, UIN, RTF, VBS, HTML, HTM, PL, PHP, TXT and EML. 

W32/Netsky-B searches drives C: to Z: and attempts to copy itself into folders with names containing the string "share" or "sharing". 


Links:

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32netskyb.html

http://www.fsecure.com

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_NETSKY.B
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For additional information or assistance, please contact the HELP Desk by 
telephone or Not Protectively Marked information may be sent via 
EMail to: uniras@niscc.gov.uk

Office Hours:
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7821 1330 Ext 4511
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7821 1686

Outside of Office Hours:
On Call Duty Officer:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7821 1330 and follow the prompts

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UNIRAS wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Sophos for the information 
contained in this Briefing. 
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of the information may have changed since it was released. If the vulnerability 
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name, trademark manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply 
its endorsement, recommendation, or favouring by UNIRAS or NISCC.  The views 
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and has contacts with other international Incident Response Teams (IRTs) in 
order to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to prompt 
rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing amongst its 
members and the community at large. 
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